"Quiet As They Come"—An Interview With Author Angie Chau
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
The Vietnamese-American literary sensation talks about her short story collection focused on Vietnamese refugees living in the Bay Area.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Front Page, Immigration, Original NAM Content, War & Conflict
Tags: AngieChau, boatpeople, shortstory, Vietnam, VietnameseAmericans
Could Appellate Ruling on SB 1070 Turn Back Clock in CA?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
Latinos will be closely watching the appeals court hearing in San Francisco on the constitutionality of SB 1070.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: immigration reform, Jan Brewer, Judge Bolton, Ninth circuit Court of Appeals, prop. 187, SB 1070
Bay Area Liquor Stores Shun Idea of Selling Pot—Too Risky
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
If Prop. 19 passes, a proposed bill could allow corner liquor stores to sell marijuana, but some store owners and workers say the risks aren't worth it.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: liquor stores, marijuana, pot, prop. 19, tom ammiano, weed
The Year of the Indian-American Candidate
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
With six Indian-Americans running for Congress and another for South Carolina governor, the macaca moment of 2006 seems like a long time ago—or does it?
Categories: Economy, Fellowships, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, BobbyJindal, Indian American, macaca, NikkiHaley, RajGoyle
The Conversation with Roy and Rodriguez—The Juan Williams Affair
New America Media, Video, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
This week, Richard Rodriguez and Sandip Roy discuss the fallout from NPR's firing of Juan Williams and what it means for public media.
Categories: African American, Media, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Juan Williams, NPR, public television
CA Ethnic Voters: Anti-Pot, Pro-Environment, Pro-Budget Reform
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
Ethnic voters' preferences on three key measures on the November 2 ballot could prove decisive, a new Field Poll finds.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: ballotmeasures, marijuana, pot, Proposition19, Proposition23, Proposition25
Valerie Jarrett: "We're in Jeopardy of Going Back to Where We Were"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
The White House senior adviser discusses what happens if the GOP takes back the House and criticizes the left for underestimating the challenges Obama has faced.
Categories: African American, Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Congress, election, GOP, Obama, progressives, TeaParty, ValerieJarrett
With Less Money for Prisons, States Ease Rules Against Ex-Convicts
America's Wire, News Report, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
Pragmatic new laws make it easier for ex-inmates to find work—with the hope that if employed, they will stay out of trouble.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: economy, ex-convict, prison, reentry
Dearborn Mayor Responds to Angle: "No Sharia Law Here"
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
Dearborn, Michigan community responds to Sharron Angle's recent statement that the city operates under "Sharia Law."
Categories: Front Page, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: arab, midterm elections 2010, muslim
Obama's Approval Ratings and the Angry White Voter (Again)
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
A new Gallup Poll is a reminder that blacks and whites have been divided over Obama from the beginning—and over other issues for decades.
Categories: African American, Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010Elections, blacks, Obama, polls, white rage, whites
Racist Rhetoric Hounds South Asian Candidates, Report Finds
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
A new report tracks statements targeting South Asian, Arab American, Muslim, and Sikh communities by elected officials and those running for public office.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 9/11, midterm elections, muslim, Nikki Haley, Raj Goyle, sikh, South Asian
Governor Terminates Child Care for Poor Californians
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
Come November, thousands of families will lose child care provided through a state program, leaving them scrambling to find other options or risk losing their jobs.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budget cuts, CalWorks stage 3, child care, governor arnold Schwarzenegger
Field Poll: Tight Races for CA Attorney General, Lt. Governor
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
Harris and Cooley are deadlocked for attorney general, while Newsom narrowly leads Maldonado—but many ethnic voters remain undecided.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: abelmaldanado, elections, fieldpoll, gavinnewsom, kamalaharris, stevecooley
Pakistani American Rings Closing Bell of NASDAQ to Raise Flood Awareness
Pakistan Link, News Report, Posted: Oct 29, 2010
Pakistani American entrepreneur Najeeb Ghauri presided over the NASDAQ closing bell today to raise U.S. awareness of the flooding in Pakistan.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, South Asian
Tags: aid, floods, NASDAQ, pakistan, Pakistani American, relief
Day of Action Against Climate Change in Richmond, CA
Richmond Pulse, Video, Posted: Oct 29, 2010
Richmond, Calif., celebrated a day of action to combat climate change and inform the community about global warming, green jobs and sustainable living.
Categories: Economy, Education, Environment, Intersections, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Tags: action, climate change, global warming, international, richmond
SF Midnight Hoops Unites the Hunter's Point Hood
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 29, 2010
The city of San Francisco along and community based organizations helped to organize a midnight basketball league designed to unite a divided neighborhood.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Sports
Tags: basketball, hunter's point, midnight, san francisco, violence
Chinese Student from SF Faces Deportation to Peru
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 29, 2010
A college student from San Francisco is currently being detained in an immigration jail in Arizona, where he faces deportation to Peru.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
New America Now: Controversies and Elections
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 29, 2010
Why do so many immigrants join the US Armed Forces? What is it like to grow up in a country that is at war with itself and a family that fights each other?
Categories: African, Audio, Ethnicities, International Affairs, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: fox news, immigration, npr, paskistan, south asian
Ethnic Media Helps Shape Narrative in 2010 Elections
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
With minority voters expected to play a decisive role, big ethnic media have benefited from candidates' access and money—but smaller outlets still feel ignored.
Categories: Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, advertising, ethnicmedia, jerrybrown, LorettaSanchez, megwhitman, VanTran
Distrusting the Flu Shot
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
Many African-Americans —because of a history of unlawful experiments and adverse reactions—avoid getting flu shots.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health
Tags: african-americans, flu, shot, tuskegee study san bernandino county
L.A.'s Sit/Lie Law a Lesson for San Francisco
San Francisco Bayview, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
San Francisco is considering a law that would make it illegal to sit or lie on the city's streets. What can it learn from Los Angeles?
Categories: Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: law, los angeles, proposition l, san francisco, sit/lie
Riding the Green Wave—Q&A with Richmond CA Mayor Gayle McLaughlin
Richmond Pulse/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
In an oil town known for crime and dirty politics, Green Party Mayor Gayle McLaughlin has pushed an environmental agenda—and her enemies are pushing back.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Politics & Governance, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Balikbayan Box Sender’s Dilemma: To Send or Not to Send
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
To the US balikbayan boxes shipping industry, this is supposed to be its peak season. This is the time when the bosses would command their troops not to get sick because this is the only time they can make a decent income to compensate for the hardship the past nine months. ‘Bawal magkasakit!’ is the rallying cry.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Houston, TX - A CDC News briefing on the Impact of Flu-Related Complications and the Importance of vaccination - Thursday, Oct. 28th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
Join a panel of both national influenza experts from the CDC and local immunization representatives for an in-depth conversation about the dangers of influenza and the vaccine that protects against it. This is your opportunity to ask leading experts about who’s at risk, how it might impact ethnic and minority communities and the availability, effectiveness, safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
Categories: Events
Tags: Seasonal flu vaccines
Field Poll: Latino Voters Give Brown Solid Lead Against Whitman
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
Whitman's housekeeper scandal has broken the race wide open, with only Vietnamese Americans saying they favor the GOP candidate.
Categories: Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, JerryBrown, Latinos, poll, vote, Whitman
Number of Filipinos in Canada on the uptick
GMA News, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2010
The number of Filipinos entering in Canada annually rose to a 10-year high in 2008, and over a hundred thousand Filipinos have become Canadian citizens already in that same ten-year period.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: and over a hundred thousand Filipinos have become Canadian citizens already in that same ten-year period., voting
Social Security Can Unite Generations, Not Divide Them
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 27, 2010
Will Social Security be there for today’s youth? As the debate in Washington heats up, youth and elders are actually joining forces to protect every family’s future.
Categories: Elders, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Social Security
A Doctor’s Word: Reducing HIV’s Bone-Breaking Risk
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2010
The AIDS virus accelerates osteoporosis—brittle bones—and other diseases of aging. HIV-positive patients need to get tested and take preventive actions.
Categories: Elders, Featured Columnists, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: African Americans, aging, boneloss, health, HIV, osteoporosis, sex
Out of Work (and Hope)—Construction Laborers' Great Depression
La Opinion, News Feature, Posted: Oct 27, 2010
High jobless rates are taking a terrible emotional toll on construction laborers and their families, with six suicides in one L.A. union in the past two years.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Health, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: construction industry, economy, joblessness, recession, suicide, union
With This Election, What Exactly Does America Yearn to "Take Back"?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
A nation that has always denied the deep inequities of its class structure is beginning to sense that something profound really has been taken from it.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: economy, election, MegWhitman, TeaParty
Health Care Law - How Does It Help People Without Insurance, Jobs, Papers?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
Below are some of the frequently asked questions NAM has heard since President Obama signed the health care reform law in March.
Tags: health care reform law
Al Jazeera and the Secret Iraqi Files
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
Though Al Jazeera's role in examining the Wikileaks documents has not been widely acknowledged, it has led to some startling revelations.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: AlJazeera, hikers, Iran, Iraq, torture, U.S.military, wikileaks
Filipinos 5th-Largest Social Media Users
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
According to the latest study on global social network usage by Internet marketing research firm ComScore.com, the Philippines has the fifth "most engaged social networking audience" in the world.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: fifth, Philippines, social networking, usage
Manila Police Chief Axed After Ill-Fated Hostage Case
abs-cbnNEWS.com, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
Manila Police District head Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Magtibay, who ordered the ill-fated police assault on hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza, was relieved from his post last week.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: assault, Manila, police, Rodolfo Magtibay, Rolando Mendoza
Meet the Candidates: CA Superintendent of Schools
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
Next week,CA voters will decide who will take over the daunting job of leading the state’s public school system. Here, the two candidates answer questions from ethnic media.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Tags: Aceves, California, Education, Elections, OConnell, State Superintendent, Torlakson
A "Quality" American Job: When Carly Fiorina Was My Boss
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina touts quality jobs for America, but a former HP temp worker recalls low wages and no job security under her watch.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: barbara boxer, carly fiorina, elections, HP, jobs, midterm November 2, senate, subcontracting
One Angry Teacher: Why Has Public School Become a Gauntlet?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
For low-income students, the situation in our public schools is much, much worse than anyone imagines.
Categories: African American, Education, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: California Education, Gangs, Low-income Schools, Students, Teachers
Midterm Elections: Black Voters Could Make the Difference
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
The importance of the Black vote can be traced to the 1976 race for president, when African-Americans voted over 80 percent for Jimmy Carter.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black. vote, democrats, elections, midterm, obama
Michigan Arab Americans Support Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
Virg Bernero, Democratic Gubernatorial nominee for Michigan and imcumbent mayor of Lansing, has made a strong effort to reach out to the Arab American community,
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
US Pledges $100,000 in Aid for Phil. Typhoon Victims
abs-cbnNEWS.com, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed condolences to the Philippines last week after super typhoon Megi hit Northern Luzon killing 17 people.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: foreign aid, Hillary Clinton, Luzon province, Manila, Philippines, typhoon Megi, US AID
Black Voters Weigh Their Options in the Upcoming Election
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
As the November election nears, many Black voters are asking themselves whether or not they'll support President Obama and the Democrats.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: black vote, election, obama, politics, vote
From Pot to Parks: A Latino Voters Guide to CA Ballot Measures
El Tecolote, Commentary, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
To help Latino voters navigate the complicated Nov. 2 ballot, S.F. State Raza Studies students offer these recommendations.
Categories: Economy, Education, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: business, education, government, health, Hispanic, Latino, marijuana, politics, redistricting, states, taxes
Mandu Can-Do
LA Beez , News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2010
U.S. trade restrictions on meat products from South Korea make room for local company to make, sell hundreds of thousands of dumplings a day.
Categories: Asian, Front Page
Tags: Korean Dumplings, Local food, Meat Products, South Korea, U.S Trade Restrictions
Keeping the Internet Open—Big Stakes for Ethnic Groups
California Crusader News, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 24, 2010
“Net neutrality”—whether telecoms should be allowed to limit access to content on the Web—is a looming issue with huge consequences for free speech.
Categories: Ethnicities, Fellowships, Front Page, Media, Multimedia, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: Comcast, internet, net neutrality, Verizon
Poetry From San Quentin
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 23, 2010
A compilation of poetry from an inmate and how his teacher encouraged him along the way.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Latino, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: incarcerated, teachers, writing
Prop. 23 Debate: Does CA Climate Change Law Hurt Ethnic Communities?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 23, 2010
In a NAM debate on suspending CA's landmark global-warming law, the big issues were jobs, small business, and the health consequences for people of color.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: 2010election, AB32, ballotmeasure, cliamtechange, debate, Prop.23, SierraClub
Asian-Americans Just Say No to CA Measure Legalizing Pot
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 23, 2010
Many parents in the Asian community worry about the effect that legalizing marijuana would have on their kids and communities.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: asians, california, drugs, marijuana, prop 19
Where Are the Pacific Islanders in the "Asian Pacific Islander" Identity?
San Jose Beez, Commentary, Posted: Oct 23, 2010
"Asian Pacific Islander" is used as a pan-ethnic term to identify those the Pacific Islands such as Samoa and Tonga, alongside those from the continent of Asia, such as China or Korea. Does the lumping together help or hurt Pacific Islanders living in the U.S.?
Tags: API, Culture, Identify, Pacific Islanders, Pan-Ethnic, Youth
NAACP Report: Yes, Tea Party Movement Has Racist Ties
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
NAACP leader says racists "are speaking at Tea Party events, recruiting at rallies, and in some cases remain in the Tea Party leadership itself."
A Chinese Immersion School May Become a First in Boston
Sampan, News Report, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Language immersion programs have become increasingly popular in cities and towns across the country.
Categories: Chinese, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Language immersion programs have become increasingly popular in cities and towns across the country.
Sanchez Leading Tran in Cash Race
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has a glaring advantage in cash over her Republican challenger, Van Tran.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: democrat, election, funds, money, orange county, race, republican, sanchez, van tran
The Real Ginny Thomas Scandal: Being a Front for Secret Corporate $$$
Jack & Jill Politics, Commentary, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Is harassing Anita Hill just a ploy to deflect questions about where Mrs.Clarence Thomas's Tea Party cash is coming from—and how it might influence the Supreme Court?
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, News, Politics & Governance
Tags: AnitaHill, CitizensUnited, ClarenceThomas, corruption, GinnyThomas, SupremeCOurt, TeaParty
New America Now: The Arab Show
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
New America Now focuses on Arab culture through a memoir, a book about Arabs in America, a novel and a charter school in the East Bay.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Education, Ethnicities, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: arab fables, arab history, arab roots, convert to islam, education
Election Report Card: Which CA Candidates Are Best for Latinos?
El Tecolote, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
SF State students analyze the major candidates for five statewide offices on a range of issues important to the Latino community this November.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, abelmaldanado, barbaraboxer, California, carlyfiorina, gavinnewsom, jerryborwn, kamalaharris, larazastudies, larryaceves, megwhitman, stevecooley, tomtorlakson
SF - Debate on Prop. 23 - What’s at Stake for Ethnic Communities - Friday, Oct. 22nd
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Prop. 23 is the November ballot measure that calls for the suspension of California’s landmark law to reduce greenhouse gases. Supporters of the measure say implementing the state’s climate law would kill jobs, while opponents say it will halt a growing green-jobs engine in the state and harm public health. NAM will host a debate on the key issues of jobs and public health with two speakers on both sides.
Categories: Events
Tags: Prop 23 debate
New Push by Mexico to Provide Health Care in U.S.
La Prensa-San Diego, News Report, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Many Mexican immigrants are uninsured, yet are far more likely than their counterparts at home to suffer from diabetes, mental issues, and other health problems.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, Health, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, News, Top Stories
Tags: healthcare, immigrants, Mexico
Gone Juan: A Faux Liberal NPR Should Have Canned Long Ago
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Juan Williams was no liberal, but he played one on NPR. And NPR needed his appearances on right-wing Fox even more than he did.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Media, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Fox, JuanWilliams, Muslim, NPR, O'Reilly
Health Care Law - What’s in it for seniors?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Dr. Toni P. Miles, a professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and Robert Phillips, a policy expert at The California Endowment, address four frequently asked questions about seniors and their benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010.
Tags: health care reform law
Barrage of GOP Bills Would Deny Citizenship to U.S.-Born Kids
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Arizona lawmaker and allies in 14 states want Supreme Court to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, birthrightcitizenship, Constitution, GOP, Immigration, Pearce, repeal, SB1070, undocumentedimmigrants
NPR Analyst Juan WIlliams Fired Over Muslim Comments
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
The longtime NPR commentator, one of the most prominent African-American journalists, made his comments on Fox TV.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: BillO'Reilly, blackjournalists, Fox, Islam, JuanWiliiams, Muslims, NPR, TheView
Where Did All the Pastrami Go?
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
In the vast new world of ethnic restaurants, the Jewish deli is becoming harder and harder to find.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, European, Front Page, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections
Tags: david sax, delicatessen, jewish, save the deli
CNN and Black Newspaper Take on "Almighty Debt"
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
At a screening for a new CNN documentary, a D.C. audience debates the intersection of faith and financial pressures in the black community.
Categories: African American, Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Media, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: New CNN documentary debuts on african american community economy
School Matters: In LA Lawsuits, Two Rights Don't Correct a Wrong
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Two court cases are shaking up L.A.'s unfair system for assigning teachers to schools. But without more fundamental change, disparities will remain.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: aclu, LAUSD, LosAngeles, schools
Miami, FL - A CDC News briefing on the Impact of Flu-Related Complications and the Importance of vaccination - Thursday, Oct. 21st
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Join a panel of both national influenza experts from the CDC and local immunization representatives for an in-depth conversation about the dangers of influenza and the vaccine that protects against it. This is your opportunity to ask leading experts about who’s at risk, how it might impact ethnic and minority communities and the availability, effectiveness, safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
Categories: Events
Tags: CDC, Seasonal flu vaccines
Small, Endangered Kiribati Takes Giant Steps to Save the Ocean
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Oct 20, 2010
Tiny Pacific nations, soon to be swallowed by the sea, have emerged as leaders in ocean conservation.
Categories: Environment, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: coral reefs, fish, fishery, kiribati, nature reserve, Ocean, tuna
Two Moms and an Atomic Bomb
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 20, 2010
Documentary filmmaker MT Silvia reflects on two mothers affected by the atomic bomb in very different ways.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Mom Uses Social Network to Mourn Murdered Son, Confront Killer
Richmond Pulse, News Feature, Posted: Oct 20, 2010
After her son was murdered, Kelly Smith started writing on his MySpace page to try to find his killer. What she found was a place to express her grief.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Quake Experts Ask Ethnic Californians: Are You Ready?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 20, 2010
Experts expect a major quake to hit California at any time, and ethnic communities are among the most vulnerable and least prepared.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology
Tags: Earthquakepreparedness, familydisasterplan, LomaPrieta
Fil-Am Philanthropists Ask Community to Help Typhoon Megi Victims
"Balitang America"-The Filipino Channel, Video, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Dr. Carmelo Roco and his wife Bernadette appeared on Fil-Am English daily newscast "Balitang America" of The Filipino Channel calling on the community to help the victims of Typhoon Megi ("Juan") in the Philippines.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Balitang America, Filipinos, Philippines, super typhoon, Typhoon Juan, typhoon victims
Report: Modern-Day Debtors' Prisons Devastating the Poor
Final Call , News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
A new study by the ACLU reveals that many are being locked up or threatened with jail because they cannot afford to pay their legal fines.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Will Foreclosure Scandal Lead to Better Laws—or Just a Pause?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Amid outrage at lenders' behavior and calls for a national moratorium on foreclosures, one homeowner's frustration speaks for millions.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Stimulus Watch, Top Stories
Tags: banks, foreclosures, loanmodifications, mortgage, scandal
Typhoon Megi ("Juan") Leaves 12 Dead, Might Hit Philippines Again
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
The strongest typhoon in the world this year is making its way out of northern Luzon, Philippines, leaving at least 12 people dead. But weather experts there say Typhoon Megi ("Juan") could be pushed back to the Philippines by two weather systems in the vicinity of China.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: Filipinos, Philippines, super typhoon, Typhoon Juan, Typhoon Megi, typhoon victims
India, Vietnam Plan Joint Army Training
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
India last week announced a host of measures to expand its defense ties with VietNam, including joint training of armies.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: including joint training of armies and support to strengthen, ndia last week announced a host of measures to expand its defense ties with VietNam
Sacramento - Ethnic media briefing on CA's new health care reform law - Tuesday, Oct. 19th
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
By 2014, virtually all immigrants and ethnic Californians can receive health care insurance at very low cost, yet over 90% ethnic Americans know nothing about the law and how it could improve access to the quality care of health care for them and their families. Ethnic media are key to ensuring they are informed.
Categories: Events
Tags: health care reform
How to Index a City's Distress
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Aaron Glantz explains NAM's latest index which looks at the indicators of distress in a city.
Categories: Audio, Economy, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: distress index, distress misery index, nam, SanFrancisco
Little Tokyo Property Owner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Stakeholders in Los Angeles’ Japantown say they are concerned that the financial problems with a property owner could result in a change of ownership again.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: business, japantown, los angeles
Black Vote May Have Strong Impact on Maryland Gov. Race
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Many Baltimore politicians and political strategists argue that Black voters will determine the outcome of the gubernatorial race,
Categories: African American, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, gubernatorial, maryland, race, vote
Despite Settlement, Black Farmers Still Waiting to Get Paid
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Pigford v. Glickman was a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging racial discrimination in its allocation of farm loans.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, farmers, lawsuit, pigford v. glickman, usda
Getting High—and Clean—in Richmond, CA
Richmond Pulse, Video, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Marksha Huey spent over a decade as a drug addict on the streets of Richmond, Calif., but after prison, she couldn't get clean in her hometown.
Categories: African American, Education, Health, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Nearly 40 African-American Republicans Are Vying for Office
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
There hasn’t been a black Republican in Congress since J.C. Watts left office in 2003. But at least 38 black GOP candidates are on the November ballot in 21 states.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ballots, black, november, race, republicans
Waiting for Super Teachers
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 19, 2010
The documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman’” generated strong reaction among students in a community college.
Categories: Education, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: community college, education, film, K-12, performance
Footage Taken by Predator Drones on Border Released
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Last September, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were deployed by the U.S. government to patrol the Texas – Mexico border, and last week the images captured by those vehicles, were made available to the public for the first time.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: border, drones, immigration, predator, texas, U.S.-Mexicoborder
Typhoon Megi ("Juan"), World's Strongest This Year, Weakening in Philippines
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Typhoon Megi ( "Juan" in the Philippines) weakened as it made its way across northern Luzon and toward the South China Sea, but experts expect it to intensify again on Tuesday.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Science & Technology
Tags: Filipinos, Philippines, super typhoon, Typhoon Juan, Typhoon Megi
Menlo Park - News Briefing about earthquake preparedness at Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s Baylands Structural Collapse Training Center , Oct. 18th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Briefing with firefighters, urban search and rescue experts, State Geologist, American Red Cross and other experts to address earthquake preparedness. Experience an earthquake inside the “Big Shaker”.
Categories: Events
Tags: Earthquake preparedness
Nobel's Pro-Military Agenda and the Future World Order
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Under the influence of Norway's Thorbjoern Jagland, the Nobel Peace Prize has become a pawn of Western powers in the emerging New Cold War.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, European, Front Page, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: BarackObama, China, ColdWar, LiuXiaobo, NATO, NobelPeacePrize, Norway
Mexican Students Fear Corruption (Palanca) More Than Drug Wars
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2010
For a new generation of well-educated Mexicans, the biggest challenge is a "palanca" culture that awards opportunity only to the well-connected.
Categories: Economy, Education, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: mexico, mexicoeconomy, mexicoeducation, mexicoyouth, palanca
Hillary Clinton: Help Me Change Diplomacy With Technology
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2010
In S.F. speech, U.S. secretary of state says diplomacy should not be about "men in suits" but about empowering people in developing countries.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Latin America, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghanistan, CommonwealthClub, diplomacy, HillaryClinton, Mexico, technology, twitter, women
La Opinión Endorses Newsom Over Maldonado
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2010
La Opinión is endorsing Gavin Newsom over his opponent Abel Maldonado, a Latino Republican from Southern California.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: abelmaldonadolatinos, laopinionmaldonado, laopinionnewsom, maldonadolatinos
Surviving War, But Not the Peace—Surge in Vets Dying Back Home
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2010
In California, death rate among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans back home is three times higher than during combat.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Veterans
Tags: veterandeaths, veterans, veteransuicides
Patron-Saint Festival Unites a Weary Mexican Town
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2010
Mexicans who are experiencing the toughest economic times in memory are turning to religious rituals to sooth their souls and bring them hope.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: mexicantraditions, mexicofiestas, mexicogoodnews, mexicoparties, patronsaint
Lao Oral History Project Launches Online
AsianWeek, News Report, Posted: Oct 16, 2010
The Center for Lao Studies recently launched an online oral history project documenting the untold stories of former Lao refugees in California and Minnesota.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: laooralhistory, laorefugees, laos, LOHA
New "Distress Index" Shows SF's Economic Pain Is Getting Worse
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 16, 2010
Groundbreaking new tool by NAM and Stanford uses 11 types of monthly data, such as foreclosure rates and food bank visits, to chart recession's real-time impact.
Categories: Economy, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: california, distress misery index, economy, new america media, poverty, san francsico, stanford
Gubernatorial Hopeful Brown Targeted by Sikh Group
India West, News Report, Posted: Oct 16, 2010
California gubernatorial hopeful Jerry Brown, who currently serves as the state’s attorney general, has been targeted by a civil rights organization for his opposition to allowing a bearded Sikh to serve as a state prison guard.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Politics & Governance, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: beard, folsom prison, Jerry Brown, sikh, target
Recession Hits SF Harder Than Dot-Com Bust, Distress Index Shows
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 16, 2010
The recession is still being felt on the streets of San Francisco, and has hit more people, harder, than the dot-com bust 10 years ago.
Categories: Economy, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: distress index, economy, greatrecession, recession, san francisco economy, sfeconomy
Meet Jeremy Lin, Golden State Warrior
Hyphen Magazine, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 16, 2010
Hyphen Magazine got a chance to play 15-minute catch-up with the newest Golden State Warrior, Jeremy Lin.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Sports
Tags: asian, basketball, Jeremy Lin, sports, warriors
Text Stressing—the Pressures of Staying Connected
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 15, 2010
Two young women talk about the daily pressures they face because of their social-networking habits.
Categories: Audio, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: communication, health, social networking, stress, technology, youth
New America Now: Prison Poet, Distress Index and the Atomic Bomb
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 15, 2010
A documentary about two mothers on opposite sides of an atomic bomb; where have all the deli's gone; and how distressed are you in this recession?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Education, Ethnicities, European, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Sections, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: atomic bomb. prison, deli, distress index, education, food, hiroshima, poetry, san quentin
The Digital Classroom: K-12 Online Education
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 15, 2010
Online education isn't just for college students anymore. For many young people, the option of learning in a digital classroom has become a more viable one.
Categories: Education, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: classroom, education, online education, school, youth
Can Michelle Obama Rescue the Democrats?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 15, 2010
With her popularity rating now 20 points ahead of her husband's, Michelle Obama may be the Democratic Party's go-to person to rev up dispirited voters.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Media, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2010, democrats, Michelle Obama, midterm, november elections, President barack, republicans, tea party
SF - Press Briefing Launching Distress Index Friday, Oct. 15 th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 15, 2010
Developed by New America Media in partnership with The Stanford University Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, the new Distress Index is a comprehensive look at local economic ups and downs in real time. Combing administrative and public data, the Distress Index assembles eleven monthly indicators (including CalWORKs Enrollment and Homeless Assistance Requests, Bankruptcies, Food Stamps Applications and Food Pantry Visits, MediCal Medically Needy Enrollment, Healthy San Francisco Enrollment, Foreclosures, Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance Recipients, and County Adult Assistance Programs Participation) to create a more complete picture of economic distress in a specific area.
Categories: Events
Tags: distress index, news briefing, stanford university center
Black Leaders Oppose New Rules on Access to Career Colleges
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
The so-called "Gainful Employment" rule would make entire programs ineligible for federal money if they fail to meet a broad new standard.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page
Afghanistan—War With No End in Sight
Final Call , News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
The violence engulfing Afghanistan and Pakistan is the culmination of 30 years of American intrigue in Central Asia.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Religion, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, asia, obama, usa, war
Court Strikes Blow to Arpaio
EFE, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to put an end to "unconstitutional practices" that put the lives of detainees at risk.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Latino Immigration From a Different Direction
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
Mary Odem, a history professor at Emory University, discusses her recent book on Latino immigration in the South.
Categories: Audio, Ethnicities, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: immigration, latino, south
Building Up Green Jobs in Richmond Ca.
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
YO! caught up with Chuck Carpenter of Richmond Build. He works with people between the ages of 16-40 to get them off the streets and trained in pre-construction and pre-apprentice skills.
Categories: Audio, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Arizona's Latino Republicans and the SB 1070 Dilemma
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
Latino Republicans in Arizona are faced with a dilemma: Vote for the GOP, which has led attacks on their community, or vote against their party.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, arizonalatinos, arizonalaw, latinorepublicans, sb1070
Cold? Yes. Isolated? Sure. But Alaska's Filipinos Thrive
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
Filipinos flocking to Alaska for economic reasons turn to cultural comforts to thrive in an isolated place.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Indigenous, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: Alaska, canneries, culture, Filipinos, food, health care, jobs, nurses, Philippines
Los Angeles - A CDC News briefing on the Impact of Flu-Related Complications and the Importance of vaccination - Thursday, Oct. 14th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
oin a panel of both national influenza experts from the CDC and local immunization representatives for an in-depth conversation about the dangers of influenza and the vaccine that protects against it. This is your opportunity to ask leading experts about who’s at risk, how it might impact ethnic and minority communities and the availability, effectiveness, safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
Categories: Events
Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seasonal flu, vaccines
Paladino and Ultra-Orthodox Homophobia
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
Gays and immigrants are the new targets of the right in nearly every community, from conservative Christians to Orthodox Jews.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: christianright, gays, gaysimmigrants, orthodoxjews, paladino, ultraorthodox
The Flip Side of Globalization
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
The new play "Dancing on Glass" looks at how working for a call center in India affects the lives of the people who answer the phone.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: call center, coming of age, yough
Whitman and Brown’s Last Debate
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
California gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown held their last debate Tuesday night, three weeks before Election Day.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: jerrybrown, lastdebate, megwhitman, whitmanbrowndebate, whitmanlatinos
SF's Restaurant Workers: Uninsured in a Dangerous Job
New America Media, Video, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
Restaurant workers in San Francisco's Chinatown have a high risk of injuries such as cuts and burns on the job, at the same time that they face a lack of health coverage.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video
Tags: check please, Chinese Americans restaurant workers, health and safety, labor, uninsured, workplace injuries
San Diego - Ethnic media briefing on CA's new health care reform law - Wednesday, Oct. 13th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
By 2014, virtually all immigrants and ethnic Californians can receive health care insurance at very low cost, yet over 90% ethnic Americans know nothing about the law and how it could improve access to the quality care of health care for them and their families. Ethnic media are key to ensuring they are informed.
Categories: Events
Tags: health reform law
Tarnished Badges—Philly Cops Accused of Robbing Dope Dealers
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
Two Philadelphia police officers were arrested and released on $1 million bail this week in connection with a scheme to rob a drug dealer.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: corruption, drugs, Philadelphia, police, undercover
Bishop Long Has Accusers and Defenders Among 'Spiritual Sons'
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
Interviews with two “spiritual sons” of the Atlanta-area minister, produced pictures of a predator and a benefactor.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Religion
Tags: abuse, benifactor, bishop eddie long, investigation, predator, sons
The Food Stamp Budget
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
We've seen what eating McDonald's for 30 days will do to your health, but what about living on food stamps for one week?
Categories: Audio, Ethnicities, Health, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: budget, food stamps, nutrition
Poll: Latino Voter Apathy Down
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
A poll by Latino Decisions finds voter apathy among Latinos diminishing in the last few weeks.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinovoters, latinovoterturnout
Philippines Still Friendly to Tobacco Industry
GMANews.TV , News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
As other countries in the Asia Pacific count their gains in the war against the tobacco lobby, the Philippines remains a haven for the cigarette industry and its millions of loyal patrons.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: abolish commercial labels, haven, Philippines, tobacco
A Nobel Peace Prize for Cultural Self-Hatred
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
In China, Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is seen as a sell-out to the West, embracing Western values at the expense of Chinese culture.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: chinesedissident, chinesenobelprize, LiuXiaobo, nobelprize
The Conversation with Roy and Rodriguez: Gay Suicide and 'The Social Network'
New America Media, Video, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
Richard Rodriguez and Sandip Roy discuss the suicide of a college freshman whose sexual encounter with another man was broadcast online.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: cyberbullying, Facebook, facebookmovie, gaysuicide, internetsuicide, rutgers, rutgerssuicide, suicide
Columbus Day Trial for Defenders of Raza Studies
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
The irony of standing trial on Columbus Day – for defending Tucson’s Raza Studies Program – was not lost on the defendants.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Education, Immigration, Indigenous, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonalaw, ethnicstudies, larazastudies
Health Care Law - What’s in it for Small Businesses?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 11, 2010
In California, small businesses, or businesses that employ less than 100 people, make up over 90% over all private sector employers, employ over 5 million Californians, and paid over a third of the state’s private sector payrolls. Nationally, small businesses employ over 50 percent of all private sector workers in the US and have generated two thirds of the new jobs in our economy during the recession. What is the new health care reform law doing to help this critical sector of our economy?
Tags: health care reform law
Israeli Soldiers Speak Out on US Tour
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2010
Israeli Soldiers are speaking at colleges and community centers nationwide this month to provide their personal perspective on the Israeli Army.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Feds Probe Trafficking of Filipinos in U.S.
Filmstar.net, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2010
U.S. federal authorities are investigating a major trafficking case involving at least 11 overseas Filipino workers who have fled harsh working conditions from their hotel jobs in Biloxi, Miss.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Biloxi, Feds, filipino workers, hotel, investigating, jobs, trafficking
Filipino War Vets Sue U.S. Government over Benefits
Philippine Daily Inquirer, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2010
A lawsuit claims the U.S. government is discriminating against Filipino World War II veterans by giving them benefits far below what other U.S. veterans receive.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Veterans
Tags: discriminate, Filipino, lawsuit, war veterans
China-Japan Feud Reveals Unexpected Loyalties in Taiwan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 11, 2010
In the wake of the stand-off over Japan's seizure of a Chinese fisherman, a Chinese American finds that her Taiwanese grandfather has surprising loyalties.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: China, Japan, Nanjingmassacre, Taiwan
I'm a Scrapper — The Art of Turning Metal into Money
San Jose Beez , Commentary, Posted: Oct 10, 2010
One young commentator writes about the craft of "scrapping" which allows her to pull in a great income — that is if she doesn't get caught.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Youth Culture
Tags: Economy, Environment, Recycling, Scrapper, Underground Economy, Youth
Meg Whitman Reaps What Pete Wilson Sowed
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 10, 2010
Meg Whitman's housekeeper scandal has a precedent within her own campaign. Her campaign manager, former Gov. Pete Wilson, did a Whitman before Whitman.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Meg Whitman, Nicky Diaz, Pete Wilson
Forgery, Fraud and Foreclosures
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Oct 09, 2010
Several lawsuits have been filed against big banks due to the mishandling of important lending documents.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page
Tags: african americans, banks, court, forclosures, halt, lenders
Pittsburgh Family, Activists Demand Federal Police Brutality Probe
Final Call , News Report, Posted: Oct 09, 2010
More than eight months later, no officer has been held accountable for the attack on 18-year-old Jordan Trent Miles.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: brutality, jordan trent miles, pittsburg, police, protest
San Jose's Gay Community Self-Segregates Along Racial Lines
San Jose Beez, Commentary, Posted: Oct 09, 2010
Despite the multi-ethnic demographics of the city, San Jose's gay community seems divided among lines of race, according to a commentator.
Ethnic Californians in Dark About Health Care Reform’s Impact
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 09, 2010
Minority communities could find health disparities reduced thanks to health care reform, but very few ethnic Californians know anything about the law, a new poll shows.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: health care reform law
Chinese Nobel Winner’s Wife Sees Many Ironies
CNA/ World Journal, News Report, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Wife says dissident Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, was imprisoned for fighting for the political reforms that China's leaders claim to want.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Top Stories
Cornel West: Arizona Immigration Law Reeks of White Supremacy
PhxSoul.com, Video, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Dr. Cornel West discusses the historical roots of SB 1070 and why fear, hate and racism are festering in America today.
Categories: African American, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: arizona immigrants, arizona immigration, az immigration law, cornel west, jan brewer, sb 1070
Change of Guard in Chihuahua Brings Little Hope
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Mexico's largest state, scarred by the country's drug wars, has a new governor— but can he make any difference against a culture of corruption and cynicism?
Categories: International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
New America Now: Food Stamps and Outsourcing
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
This week on New America Now, a closer look at whether it's possible to be healthy on food stamps and a play about outsourced call centers.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Health, Immigration, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: call centers, ethnic media watch, food stamps, immigration, indianobama, philippines, south
WHO ASKED US?: Budget-Cut Fallout in the New School Year
San Jose Beez, Commentary, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
When one new educator started volunteering at a homework center at a San Jose, Calif., library, she saw students grow in confidence and skills. Now budget cuts have eliminated after-school programs like hers.
Categories: Education, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Achievement, Afterschool Program, Budget Cuts, Literacy, San Jose, Students
Rick Sanchez, Helen Thomas, Octavia Nasr—Reverse Anti-Semitism?
Palestine Note / New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Three high-profile journalists just lost their jobs because of comments regarded as anti-Semitic. Would Arab-bashing have exacted a similar price?
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Media, Middle Eastern, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: anti-Semitism, Arab, Helen Thomas, Octavia Nasr, Rick Sanchez
Travelers Trip Up with Common Ethnic Foods in UAE
India West, News Report, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Travelers to the United Arab Emirates carrying poppy seeds or betel nut could end up in jail.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian
Tags: betel nut, controlled substances, drugs, India, poppy seeds, travel, united arab emirates
The (Not-So) New Civil War Among Whites
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
If President Obama wants to stave off massive midterm losses, he needs his young, white, college-educated base because working-class whites have dumped him.
Tags: AP-gfK poll, college, obama, whites, working class
Nazi Propaganda, Using Jews as Actors
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
"A Film Unfinished" is created from Nazi propaganda filmed inside the Jewish ghettos in the 1940s.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, European, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories, War & Conflict
2010 Sees Record Number of Deportations
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday that it has deported a total of 392,000 people during the 2010 fiscal year.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: deportations2010, s-comm, scomm, securecommunities
Calderón: Legalizing Marijuana Could Spell Trouble for Mexico
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
"It's really hard for the government to jail a farmer who is planting marijuana to sell to Californians," said Mexican President Felipe Calderón.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: legalizingdrugs, legalizingmarijuana, mexicodrugs, prop19
Do Charter Schools Widen Race and Class Divide?
New America Media / ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
A look behind the scenes at a charter school and public school in Chico examines whether the charter school system is increasing segregation.
Categories: Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: california, charter schools, education
Cell Phone Photo Leads to Arrest of Sex Offender
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
A Chinese high school student got her harasser arrested by taking a picture of him using her cell phone on New York’s subway.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology
Tags: cellphone, cellphonecamera, cellphonephoto, cellphonepic, ihollaback, sexoffenders
Newark NJ - A CDC News briefing on the Impact of Flu-Related Complications and the Importance of vaccination - Thursday, Oct. 7th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
Join a panel of both national influenza experts from the CDC and local immunization representatives for an in-depth conversation about the dangers of influenza and the vaccine that protects against it. This is your opportunity to ask leading experts about who’s at risk, how it might impact ethnic and minority communities and the availability, effectiveness, safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
Categories: Events
Community Service for Peace
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
A commentary on how community service can be used to promote peace and good will on a tumultuous day.
Categories: Audio, Ethnicities, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, Community, community service, muslim serve 2010
Bay Area Activists Respond to Mehserle Retrial Bid
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Johannes Mehserle is one of only two police officers in the history of California to ever be convicted of killing a civilian in the line of duty.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: bart, johannes mehserle, lawyers, oscar grant, retrial, trail
Clinical Trials: A Legacy of Shame and Fear
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Congress created the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
House GOP Calls for Investigation of Black Farmer Settlement
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Three Republican members of Congress, claiming the $1.25 billion settlement is subject to widespread fraud and abuse, demand a probe.
Categories: African American, Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black, farmers, GOP, probe, settlement
Two Chinese Fishing Boats Head to Diaoyu Islands
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Tensions between China and Japan rose again when two Chinese patrol boats sailed near the disputed Diaoyu, or Senkaku, Islands
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: chinajapan, chinajapantensions, chinesejapanese, DiaoyuIslands
Dialing Back Resumé Blackness
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
A distinctive first name can become a unique, identifiable brand. But some ordinary folks say being uniquely different is just too difficult.
Categories: African American, Front Page
Tags: black, discrimination, jobs, names, resumes
Latino Voter Turnout Expected to Be Low
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Latino voters, especially immigrants, are poorly motivated to participate in elections this coming November.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Model Minority Faces Unemployment
AsianWeek, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Asian-American youth between 16 and 24 are having a harder time finding jobs than their white counterparts.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: asianjobs, asianunemployment, joblessness, modelminority, unemployment
Universal Stories with a Chinese Twist
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Looking at the fragile relationships of our lives through the words of a MacArthur fellow.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: award, chinese, gold boy emerald girl, macarthur, yiyun li
Facebook Movie Feels Virtually Real
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
A recent college grad realizes The Social Network, the new film about Facebook, says more about her generation than about Mark Zuckerberg.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Network
Health Reform Could Bridge Ethnic Health Care Gap
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Ethnic physicians say health care reform, if properly implemented, could allow many minorities groups to access care. But the devil is in the implementation details.
Categories: African American, Asian, Health, Indigenous, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Immigration-Law Anger Pumps up Arizona Voter Registration
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
Monday was the deadline for voter registration in Arizona. The momentum built by the opposition to the state’s hard-line immigration law is helping register new voters.
Categories: African American, Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, immigration, Latino, midterm, ONE Arizona, SB-1070, voter registration
Juarez Psychologists Seek Therapy in Texas
EFE, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
Psychologists in Juarez, Mexico's most violent city, are in need of therapy themselves.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, War & Conflict
Tags: chronicanxiety, drugwarmentalheath, juarez, juarezpsychologists, juareztherapists, mexicomentalhealth, mexicopsychologists
Where Are the Green Jobs? An Interview With Van Jones
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
President Obama's former "Green Czar" weighs in on what California ballot measure Proposition 23 means for the state's future.
Categories: Economy, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: AB 32, Field Poll, green jobs, Proposition 23, Van Jones
Inland Empire - Ethnic media briefing on CA's new health care reform law - Tuesday, Oct. 5th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
By 2014, virtually all immigrants and ethnic Californians can receive health care insurance at very low cost, yet over 90% ethnic Americans know nothing about the law and how it could improve access to the quality care of health care for them and their families. Ethnic media are key to ensuring they are informed.
Categories: Events
Tags: Health Care reform law
Italy's Unseen and Unheard Use Spray Paint to Change the Conversation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
As Italy's ethnic media come together to find their voice, graffiti speaks for those excluded from the public dialogue.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Ethnic Media in the News, European, Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: ancient, culture, florence, graffiti, identity, immigrants, immigration, italy, piazza, revolution, rome
California’s 'Supermen': Why These Charter Schools Stand Out
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
Two California charter-school networks—Oakland-based Aspire Public Schools and LA Alliance—have delivered the highest test scores and graduation rates for some of the state’s most disadvantaged students.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: Aspire, california, education, JamesWillcox, JudyBurton, LAAlliance, testscores, WaitingforSuperman
The Silent Majority
La Opiniòn, Editorial, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
The images of drunk drivers and heartless criminals, showing the negative impact of immigration, do not present the true picture of the undocumented.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, immigration, latino, politics, undocumented, whitman, whitmanhousekeeper, whitmanlatinos
Towing Companies—Big Contributors to Political Campaigns
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
Latino politicians receive campaign contributions from towing companies that confiscate undocumented immigrants' cars.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: campaigncontributions, impoundingcars, latinocandidates, latinopoliticians, politicalcontributions, towing company, towingcompany
South Korea Bolsters Protections for Vietnamese Brides
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
South Korea is taking steps to reform the matchmaking process, but advocates say more laws are needed to protect foreign brides.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality
Tags: brides, domestic violence, marriage, matchmaking, South Korea, trafficking, Vietnam
The Asian Way Beckons the U.S.
China Daily USA, Commentary, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
The U.S. needs to develop a greater appreciation of the Asian mindset of economic management and policy strategy. Rather than bashing Beijing for how it uses its currency, Washington needs to take a much deeper look at the savings-short U.S. economy
Categories: Chinese, Economy, Front Page, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: Asian, Asian economic management, Asian mindset, currency policy, post-bubble economies
L.A.'s Black Skateboarders Find Their Hub
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
William Lee Lamar has been skate boarding and surfing for the past 22 years, and he wanted to bring his passion to his people.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Sports, Youth Culture
Tags: black people, shop, skateboarding, surfing, venice
Dual-Threat Quarterbacks Taking Over Football
Washington Afro, Commentary, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
Tops in college football this season are Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor and Auburn’s Cameron Newton, both are dual-threat quarterbacks.
Categories: Front Page, Intersections, Sports
Tags: auburn, college, football, mike vick, ohio state
Boiling With Anger, a Mexican Town Takes Justice Into Its Own Hands
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
Fed up with the inaction and incompetence of law enforcement authorities, citizens of the little town nicknamed "La Chona" punished two kidnappers by beating them to death.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Ascencion, kidnappings, Mexico, vigilantes, violence
Ethnic Seniors Avoid End-of-Life Talk, but Want More Options
New America Media/Northwest Vietnamese News, News Feature, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
Ethnic seniors in Seattle fear that medicine will prolong life beyond its natural limits. Many don’t want to talk about it, but others want to know their options.
Categories: Elders, Fellowships, Health, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: ethnic elders, euthanasia, life
Chinese Hold the Key to SF District 10 Supervisor Race
New America Media, Video, Posted: Oct 03, 2010
Chinese Americans make up 20 percent of District 10’s registered voters—the fastest-growing Chinese voter bloc in San Francisco.
Categories: African American, Asian, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Chinese, District 10, marlene tran, San Francisco, visitacion nalley
The Recession Is Over? Not for Us
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 03, 2010
Last week, CNN reported that the recession that began in December 2007 supposedly ended in June 2009. We asked young people to weigh in.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: economy, recession, youngpeople
Students Refuse to Give Up on Dream Act, Despite Latest Setback
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2010
High school and college students in New York say they are not giving up the fight after lawmakers again refused to introduce legislation for the Dream Act.
Categories: Education, Ethnicities, Immigration, Latino, News, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: dreamact, immigration, immigrationreform
North Korea's New Boy-General Generates Chatter—and Angst
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 02, 2010
North Korea's father-to-son transfer of power, if and when it takes place, will mark the world’s first-ever three-generation communist dynasty.
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: jong-on, kim jong-il, media, north korea
North Richmond Community Members Go Green
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 02, 2010
In an effort to beautify their community, community members in North Richmond Ca. took part in the North Richmond Green Festival.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: environment, festival, green, richmond, youth
Clementi Tragedy: Tech Teens' Lust to Expose Isn't Same as Gay-Bashing
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
After 20 years, I still feel a thrill when I see a South Asian name in the media. But this story was different— "Dharun Ravi: The Reason for Tyler Clementi’s Suicide.”
Categories: Asian, Gender & Sexuality, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: gay, harassment, internet, sexuality, technology
Street Soldiers Radio: Richmond Fights Back
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
This week, the staff of Street Soldiers Radio discuss the troubles that plague the city of Richmond, which has been ranked as one of ten most dangerous cities in the U.S.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: Richmond, street soldiers, violence
Schwarzenegger Signs Key Bills to Move Health Care Reform to Next Level
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
New health-care "exchanges" will give small businesses and uninsured Californians a range of insurance options, from bare-bones to "Cadillac"
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: healthcarereform, insuranceexchange, schwarzenegger, smallbusiness
SCHOOL MATTERS: "Waiting for Superman" and the Debate Every Teacher Should Welcome
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
As a teacher with tenure in a low-income public school, Davis Guggenheim's documentary leaves me with mixed feelings. But I welcome the debate it has provoked.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: charterschools, documentary, education, geoffreycanada, guggenheim, michellerhee, publicschools, reform, teachers, tenure
Howling from The Tombs
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
I recently attended a film screening of Howl. It was not the first time the poem gave me a transcendent communal experience.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, News, Original NAM Content, Sections
Tags: AllenGinsberg, Film, Howl, JamesFranco, NewYorkCity
Richmond Youth Clean the Bay Coast
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
Environmentalists and young people to the Richmond coast line to take part in the International Coastal clean up day in hopes to improving their environment.
Categories: Environment, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: coastal clean up, environment, Richmond, youth
Understanding the Latest Health Care Rules
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
Starting now, insurance companies will no longer be permitted to exclude children because of pre-existing health conditions.
Categories: Front Page, Health, Intersections
New America Now: The Human Condition
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
2010 Macarthur genius Yiyun Li on her new book. Nazi propaganda films shot in the Warsaw ghetto. A Muslim American on the timing of Ramadan this year.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Ethnicities, European, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Religion, Sections, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: a film unfinished, gold boy emerald girl, los angeles, towing company, washington dc
Harlem Teen Shooting Highlights ‘State of Emergency’
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
George White was a regular 15-year-old who lived in Harlem. He went to a neighborhood party, and around 10:52 p.m., he was shot once in the torso.
Categories: African American, Health, Law & Justice, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: guns, harlem, nypd, state of emergency, streets, violence
Ethnic Elders Split on Washington State Assisted-Suicide Law
New America Media/Northwest Vietnamese News, News Feature, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
Vietnamese, Latino and Somali seniors know little about Washington state’s 2008 law permitting doctor-aided suicide for terminally ill patients.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Fellowships, Health, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: vocational training
U.S. Domestic Politics Complicating Relations with China
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 01, 2010
As Congress approaches the midterm election, China-bashing has once again proven to be a convenient way to distract from the country's real problems.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, International Affairs, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: china, currency, economy, politics, relations, trade, us, war